Ottawa Citizen week in photos

Julie Oliver, Ottawa Citizen01.05.2014

SATURDAY: With temperatures warming up slightly, skaters got out to enjoy the Rideau Canal Skateway Saturday morning, January 4, 2014. All 7.8 kilometres of the world's largest skating rink are now open.
Read more: Full 7.8 km NCC Skateway open for business

SATURDAY: Taylor Fielding (36) tries to get the puck from North Bay's Dylan Blujus in first period action as the Ottawa 67's win over North Bay Battalion at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday afternoon, January 14, 2014.
Read more: 67’s sink Battalion in overtimeJulie Oliver
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SUNDAY: Mark Cruise and his daughter Kaia, 4, happily catch some air on the hills at the Arboretum. With snow falling and temperatures warming up to -5 C, Ottawa residents got outside on Sunday, January 5, 2014, shovelling or just giving into some winter fun.
Read more: Warm weather is Ottawa’s west side storyJulie Oliver
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MONDAY: Raven Chopowick holds her son Paxton's hand as they navigate a slippery sidewalk on the way to school on Monday, January 6, 2014, as the region experienced freezing rain and melting snow conditions before it was expected to freeze over later in the day.
Read more: Photos: Monday weather blows warm, then coldWayne Cuddington
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MONDAY: Gatineau police at the scene of an apparent double homicide at 158 Terrasse Eardley in the Aylmer sector of Gatineau, Quebec on Monday, January 6, 2014. The body of a man and woman were found inside a row house this afternoon after a 9-1-1 call. A child was also found inside, but not injured.
Read more: Young couple found dead in AylmerMike Carroccetto
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MONDAY: Val Willis, 93, was stuck in a snowbank when Charles Schwartzman noticed her cries for help and pulled her out. Willis wrote a letter to the editor about her Good Samaritan story, which led to their first meeting since the rescue, at her Carling Avenue retirement residence apartment on Jan. 6, 2014.
Read more: The best and the worst of holiday momentsDavid Kawai
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TUESDAY: Very little luggage was on the conveyors at Ottawa International Airport on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, as many flights destined for Toronto have been cancelled. Toronto is a major hub and flights are backlogged because of recent weather events that have had a domino effect on the Ottawa Airport.
Read more: More flight cancellations at Ottawa airportPat McGrath
/ Ottawa Citizen

TUESDAY: Laurier Avenue remained closed from Metcalfe to Elgin streets on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, while repairs are made to the road after a water main broke.
Read more: Laurier Avenue reopens after water-main breakChris Mikula
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TUESDAY: After more than a year in construction and menu planning, Jon Svazas, the chef who opened Taylor's Genuine Food and Wine Bar, is now opening his own place called Fauna at 425 Bank Street.
Read more: Look forward, foodiesPat McGrath
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TUESDAY: Jessica Carpinone at this new bakery and cafe which will have its grand opening this coming weekend.
Read more: Found: Fresh bread in HintonburgBruno Schlumberger
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TUESDAY: Michael Spratt and Emilie Taman with Max (2), front, in back are Charlie (7) and Henry (5). Both are lawyers, who are juggling busy careers with three small children. They are featured in a CBC documentary about families trying to maintain work-life balance.
Read more: ‘A generation of burned out, disillusioned mothers’Bruno Schlumberger
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TUESDAY: Gatineau police used a police dog on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 to help search for possible evidence in the area near the Aylmer residence of two suspicious deaths which occurred Monday. Autopsies are to be done in Montreal and hopefully will shed some light on how the couple ended up dead at the residence at 158 Eardley Terrace.
Read more: Families reel as police investigate slayings of Aylmer coupleWayne Cuddington
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TUESDAY: 10-year-old philanthropist Olivia Clement has raised thousands of dollars for polar bear conservation. She volunteered to help out with the Museum of Nature's annual cleaning of the polar bear diorama on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.Chris Mikula
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TUESDAY: Dan Gaudreau was recently kicked out of Canadian Tire Centre because security believed he was drunk and did not have a ticket. He suffers from some physical disabilities due to the result of being knocked out by a punch in 2011. He claims he wasn't drunk and could prove he had a ticket but security elected to eject him in extremely cold conditions.
Read more: Hugh Adami: Sens fan says it was case of disability, not drunkennessWayne Cuddington
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WEDNESDAY: A resident had to show identification in order to enter under police tape to enter Eardley Terrace in Aylmeron Wednesday, January 8, 2014, where Amanda Trottier and boyfriend Travis Votour, both in their 20s, were found dead Monday in the home they shared. Neighbours reported hearing loud bangs that sounded like gunshots from the condominium.
Read more: Police label Aylmer deaths double homicidePat McGrath
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WEDNESDAY: Alexander Bill and his daughter Jazmin Bill tour the CHEO Dream Home on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Bill learned today that he had won the home in the annual lottery, a day that was also Jazmin's 13th birthday.
Read more: CHEO Dream Home winner announcedChris Mikula
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WEDNESDAY: Derek Carr is a tow-truck driver who said he started his own business after seeing too many dodgy practices from other operators.
Read more: Province looks to rein in tow-truck driversJean Levac
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WEDNESDAY: Jean-Simon Deslauriers of the Gatineau Olympiques scores on Scott Carrier and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens during first period action in Gatineau on Wednesday January 8, 2014.
Read more: Offence not an issue for OlympiquesJean Levac
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THURSDAY: On Thursday, January 9, 2014 Sara Lowes is skating for the first time since she was 12 years old. The outdoor skating rink at Rideau Hall is open to the public.
Read more: Rideau Hall skating rink opens for the seasonPat McGrath
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THURSDAY: Patrick Chan during the Senior Men's practice session at the National Skating Championship at the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, January 9, 2014.
Read more: Chan facing high expectationsChris Mikula
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THURSDAY: Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau stands in front of police sketches of a man believed to be responsible for a series of sexual assaults in Ottawa. He, along with Sgt. Richard Dugal of the Major Crimes section, appealed to the public on Thursday, January 9, 2014 for any tips they might have.
Read more: Ottawa police hunt for serial sex offenderJulie Oliver
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THURSDAY: Joyce Stephens ran out of propane late in December and was left to babysit her twin grandchildren in a freezing house. She was without gas for a day, one of many stranded over holidays by the propane shortage at Levac.
Read more: Egan: Propane problems leave rural residents in the coldBruno Schlumberger
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THURSDAY: Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch during the Pair's practice session at the National Skating Championship at the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, January 9, 2014.
Read more: Photos: Figure skaters practice at CTCBruno Schlumberger
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FRIDAY: Greenland Halibut chasing Glacier Lanternfish, featured as part of a preview for a new exhibit Beneath the Surface at the Museum of Nature, which opens to public on January 11. Scientists used X-rays to ID fish species to show their complex bone structures – in some cases, 150 bones in the head alone.
Read more: A fish tale made of bones at Museum of NaturePat McGrath
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FRIDAY: Al Macintyre, president of the Petrie Island Fisherman's Association, heads out onto the Ottawa River on Friday, January 10, 2014 to check up on Wally the Walleye, his ice fishing hut designed as a large fish.
Read more: No fish story: Giant fish ice hut pops up on Ottawa RiverChris Mikula
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FRIDAY: A rare fall for Victoria Hasegawa and Connor Hasegawa while competing in the Senior Dance Short Program as the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships continue at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday, January 10, 2014.
Read more: Photos: Skate Canada Friday afternoonWayne Cuddington
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FRIDAY: Military housing at CFB Uplands in Ottawa. The families and single men and women who live in the military’s 12,000 housing units across Canada will be facing a rent hike on April 1.
Read more: Canadian military is raising the rent — and hackles.Jean Levac
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FRIDAY: Samuel Anger performs in the Senior Men's Short program as the Canadian Tire National Skate Canada 2014 Championships continued at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday, January 10, 2014.
Read more: Photos: Skate Canada Friday eveningJean Levac
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